New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
NO LIGHT ON THE BRIBERY IN THE ADMIR-
Atty DEPARTMENT.
DISCUSSING COERCION AND THE CLosURE-Pob
IIsHHRs YIELDING TO PUBLIC OPINION
CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM IN sHE"--
LITERARY AND ART NEWS
MRS. PoTTER's DEBUT

CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM IN hhE
LITERARY AND ART NEWS
MRS. PoTTERs DEBUT.
iBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSR1
c,n,rioht, 1887: North American Gable Ns~s CO.
ioNpoN. March 12.-The Admiralty scandal
>ontipues to give rise to many questions IN the
TIonsc Of Commons and many speculative state
ments IN the public press. Lord George Hamilton
contents himself with disclaiming imputatlons on
anybody. The denial by the American Legation Oh
all connection with these discredtable transactons
was made in good faith and accepted in good faith
Lord George Hamilton's public statements entirely
confirms what first telegrsphed and no important
fact has since become known Russia IS now made
TO bear the blame whether rightly or wrongly Is q
matter Of pure conjecture. and is likely to remain
so. as the Admiralty say they cannot prosecute
Terry. 1t is supposed TO be mere coincidence
that the Chief of the Russian police happens to be
in London.
The New-York correspondent OF Ihe Ddsty NecS
informs his readers that one American paper and
one only questions the truthfulness OF the Lega-
tons denals doing SO in accordance with us UNI
form policy of accepting every accusation against
any representative of the Cleveland Administra-
ton The American paper thus reviled before the
English public by an American correspondent IN
English pay is THE TRIBUNE.
The American minister and Mrs. Phelps remain at
Monte Carlo. A society journal to-day gives pub
LEFTY to the amazing statement that MI Phelps's
absence is owing to an intlmatIon from the Amori-
can Government that in the present condition of
feeling in the United States on the Fishery question
he would better keep away from Levees and Draw
ing-rooms This is pure inventor, as 1oolsh as
it is base'ess. The American Minister went to
Monte Carlo as stated at the time, because physl-
clans ordered Mrs Phelps abroad There was no
cause for anxiety but for prudence and her health
has rapidly improved
Rumors of fresh Cabinet troubles abound, but
their basis of fact is slight. Sangnne Liberals say
that Mr. Goschen and Lord Salisbury are completely
Mt odds on a measure for dealing with the Irish
land question. 1t is true, l believe, that Mr.
Goschen favors larger measure than the Tory
chief Is inclined TO accept, but Mr. Goschen has
strong support in the Cabinet. The idea got
abroad that the Ministry was lukewam toward
all remedial proposals; hence. PERHAPS the meet
ing of the Liberal Unionists, which Lord Haring-
ton has called for next week to consider the Irish
land question. The literature on that subject has
become overwhelming. The evidence taken be-
fore Earl Cowper's Commission is published to-
oay in a Blue Book of over u thousand pages. The
wrapgle about General Bullet's evidence ends with
the admis sion that he never used the words at
tributed TO him. 1t was Commissioner Knipe, not
General Butler, who protested against coercion.
Closure in the House of Commons still hangs fire.
The Ministry threatened privately an all-nieht
sitting Yesterday yet allowed the House to adonrn
At n ouartcr TO 8 this morning. after some high
words on both sides Old members say these scenes
though short, betoken extreme bitterness and
teem TO expect that something serious will happen
before the Closure rule is passed. Mr. Parnell HIM
self was in the thickest of the fight yesterday and
was thrice called to order by the Speaker, to whose
mpartla,ity he nevertheless bore handsome tcsti-
mony.
Publishers are daily showing a sensltiveDess TO
pnblic opinion, heretofore unknown. Mir Murray,
with reference to MesSrs. Longnans proposal TO
supply vouchers of future accounts with
authors says this has always been his
custom Other publishers attack MIR. Be
sanrs statements in detail bnt it does
not appear that Mr. Besant has fallen intoany
important inaccuracy. Perhaps the most surpr1s-
ipr thing about the discussion is that English
authors have but Just heard OF the system under
which their French brothers have long thriven
the French law gives the author adequate protcc-
ton against the publisher. which the English law
does not. The English Society of Authors hopes
presently to take position similar TO that Of the
very efficient Societ6 des Gems de Lettres the exist
tnce and object of which 1t has now discovered
The 4thenou,p adds Messrs. Macmillan & Co. to
the list of publishers who, it is able to say posi-
tiyely. never refused TO open their books to an
author who had JOINT interest in Their work
Messrs Smith & Elder send cur1Ous letter to The
Times pointing out that Messrs. Longmans offer is
illusory unless they give vouchers for advertis-
ing charges also. Messrs. smith & Elder write
with refreshing openness about fraudulent ac-
counts. They propose to remedy the existing grev-
ance by requiring accounts to be rendered in form
which if the items arc cooked, will make the pub
hshers criminay liable
An elaborate attack on Mr. Rider Haggard appears
in The Pail Nal Gazette which accuses the author
Of "She" of plagiarism ON large scale from
Thomas Moore's " Epicurean." This, says the crit
ic contains almost all the ingredients OF Mr.. iiag-
CARDS MASTERPIECES Numerous parallel passages
are cited almost every sentence in one OF which,
it is alleged. will be found duplicated in "She.
Ideas are said to be borrowed freely and so are In
ridents, scenes references and words, in short If
these passages are fairly cited. Mr.. Haggard is
eallel on for an answer Should he fail to overthrow